THE SKELETON OF SHUSHI, OR A PHOTOCHRONICLE
OF RAVAGE IN ARTSAKH-KARABAGH CAPITAL

General view of the Armenian quarter Hin Hangstarani before it was completely destroyed. End of 1950s. 		Shushi.

General view of the Armenian part of the city as seen from the South. 		Shushi.
Shushi. Ruins of Nerkin Tagh quarter. End of 1950's.
Shushi. Fragments of ruined fortress walls. Photo of 1960.
Shushi. St. Hovhannes Church Photo of 1960's.

Currently it is hold at
Stepanakert local museum. 		Shushi. The only thing left of Meghretsots Church was a tympanum.
Shushi. This is the place where the contests were held.
The Mayraberd-Askeran fortress let through nomads from Azerbaijan and huge quantities of cattle unhampered.
During the last 50 years, the destroyed Armenian part of Shushi with a total area of about 300 ha was turned into a kind of testing ground where cattle was inoculated against certain diseases.
Shushi. Yerevanian Drner quarter.
Shushi. The destroyed quarter of Gumolughi Tagh.
In the background - Kanach Zham Church.
Shushi. Ruins of Armenian dwellings. (a photo of 1954)
Shushi. Meghretsots Tagh.
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